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Livestock market end auction news
rVmoVto loads choice and prime 1162-
Ulllalla 1327 lbs. 50.00, three loads
Cattle choice with end prime and
load choice and prime 3-4
March 16,1378 1085 lbs. carrying moderate
Cattle - compared with the amount of mud 49.75. Choice
previous weeks dose 2-4 975-1275 lbs. closed 48.50-
dosing prices on slaughter 49.65, some carrying heavy
steers and heifers were 1.00- coating of mud 47.75-48.25.
1.50 higher cows were mostly -Mixed good and choice 2-3
steady and bulls firm to 1.00 950-1250 lbs. 47.00-48.25, part
higher load Holsteins 45.00. Good 2-3
Four day receipts 14,600 as- 44.50-47.00, holsteins 43.50.
compared 14,100 previous Standard and Good 2-3 41.50-
week and 13,500 a year ago. 42.50.
The upward spiral in feed
cattle prices extended into
the third successive week,
and only once in six weeks
has a lower trend prevailed
for the weekly trading
period. Over the past eight
weeks steer prices have
advanced some 5.00-5.50 and
heifers 4.004.50 with closing
levels the highest since
October 1975. Demand was
generally good as most in
terests entered the period
with modest live inventories
on hand and the upturns
were again supported to
some extent by higher
carcass prices. Best inquiry
still centered on choice and
prime relatively clean 1100-
1300 lb. steers and 950-1100
lb. heifers. Mud was a
continuing problem often
resulting in 50-1.00 per cwt.
discounts in reflection of
lowered dressing per
centages. Steers made up
approximately 39 per cent,
heifers 40 per cent, cows 10
per cent and feeders 10 per
cent
STEERS: At high time
late, load choice with few
prime 1232 lbs. 3 with few 4
50.23, three loads and part
Average of LS-214,
detailed quotations, for
choice 900-1100 lb. steers this
week 48.30; choice 1100-1300
lbs. 48.70. Average weight
steers first three days 1131
lbs. as compared 1131 lbs.
previous week. Average
weight heifers first three
days 970 lbs. as compared
981 lbs. previous week.
HEIFERS: Load choice
and prime 3-4 1045 lbs. 47.15,
six loads same grade 3-4 988-
1088 lbs. 47.00. Choice 2-4 900-
1100 lbs. 45.25-46.75, some
muddy 850-900 lbs. 44.75-
45.00. Mixed good and choice
2-3 825-1000 lbs. 43.75-45.25-
Good 2-3 40.50-43.00. Small
lots standard and good 2-3
37.50-40.00.
COWS: Utility and com
mercial 2-4 31.00-34.00, few
34.50-35.00. Canner and
Cutter 28.00-31.00, some
mixed cutter and utility
31.25-31.50.
BULLS: 1-2 1300-2000 lbs.
38.00-42.00, individual 143.00-
44.00.
FEEDERS: Moderate
volume choice 950-1075 lb.
steers 46.50-48.25:
Oklahoma
Cattle
March 16,1978
Thursday feeder cattle
auction.
Estimated Receipts 12,500
Same Day Last Week 8430
Fairly active; feeder
calves under 500 lb. .50-1.00
higher; feeder cattle over
-500 lb. steady to firm;
majority of receipts choice
400-800 lb. feeder steers and
400-650 lb. feeder heifers;
with moderate amount of
offerings arriving from
wheat pasture; moderate
- attendance of buyers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 300-500 lb. 59.50-64.00,
few small lots 380428 lb.
65.00- 500800 lb. 54.00-
58.50, two part loads 500-511
lb. 59.75-60.00; 600-700 lb.
51.75-55.00, few part loads
602-611 lbs. 55.90-57.25, part
load fleshy 672 lb. at 50.90;
700800 lb. 51.00-53.25, part
load fleshy 762 lb. at 50.60;
800-935 lb. 48.25-50.50,5ma1l
lot fleshy 983 lb. 47.50; mixed
good and choice 400-500 lb.
58.00- 500-700 lb. 51.00-
52.00; 700800 lb. 49.00-50.75;
few 800-997 lb. 45.7548.75;
few good 500-700 lb. 47.50-
48.50, part load 843 lb. at
45.00; few good 600-900 lb.
holstein steers 44.00-46.75.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice 300-500 lb. 48.25-53.00,
two part loads 377-407 lb.
54.20-54.30; 500800 lb. 46,50-
49.75, two part loads 516-546
lb. 50.00-50.95; 600-700 lb.
46.7547.50, part load 716 lb.
at 46.50; mixed good and
choice 300-500 lb. 45.5048.00;
500-700 lb. 43.5046.00; small
lot 741 lb. at 44,00; few good
500-700 lb. 39.5042.50.
FOR THE WEEK
Compared to late last week
feeder calves under 500 lb.
closed $l.OO-2.00 higher,
feeder cattle over 500 lb.
steady .50 higher; slaughter
cows closed steady 'to firm,
late sales utility and com
mercial 2-3 32.50-36.00, cutter
18 30.0082.50; closed .50-1.00
higher, instance 1.50 higher,
late sales yield grade 1-2
1000-1800 lb. 36.2546.00;
salable receipts near 27,900
head, compared to 17,770
head last week and 25,893
head the same week a year
ago. Cows and bulls near 8
per cent of cattle receipts,
feeders near 92 per cent of
the total.
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CATTLE 148. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market;
Choice slaughter steers
45.7546.00, G00d43.5044.10,
Standard 37.5040.00. Good
slaughter heifers 38.7589.75,
Standard 36.6086.75, 31.50-
33.50. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 34.6087.75,
Cutters 30.50-35.00, Canner &
Low Cutter 28.2582.00, Shells
down to 25.25. Good
slaughter bullocks 44.75-
45.85, Standard 37.2541.60.
CALVES 146. Choice
vealers 61.00-77.00, Good
50.0084.00, Standard & Good
110-130 lbs. 40.00-50.00, 90-115
lbs. 30.00-38.00.
HOGS 269. US No. 1-2 200-
240 lbs. barrows & gilts 49.25-
50.35, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
47.5049.00, No. 2-3 200-260
lbs. 44.0046.75. US No. 18
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16.00-24.00 per head, No. 1-3
35-60 lbs. 33.00-37.00 per
head.
SHEEP 11. Couple Good 40
and 60 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 89.00 and 97.08.
Chambersburg
Auction
Chambersburg, Pa.
March 16,1978
JSupply included 350 head
of slaughter cows.
CATTLE 492. Compared
with last Thursday market,
slaughter steers grading
good and choice 50 cents to
$1.50 higher. Slaughter cows
steady to 50 cents lower. A
few high choice & prime
slaughter steers 48.75-49.60.
Choice YG 2-4, 975-1250 lb.
47.25-49.00. G00d41.50-45.25 a
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